I was there too. In the early 2000’s until the most recent administrations, I would agree. We were stealth and calculated, while they needed to put on a big show to get noticed and in my opinion rushes their stadium, etc.
However, we didn’t capitalize enough on our early success and relied on the nostalgia of the “good ol’ days” and “sleeping giant” of young program. Our past admin gave bad contracts, did little to stabilize the programs, and burnt bridges with the community. The current one doesn’t seem to understand the culture and is not nearly as agreesive or proactive as we need. I’m sure I’m not 100% right, but TODAYS Admin of UCF is rubbing circles around USFs. And in college athletics lately is all that matters, especially since we don’t have history to sell.